I upgrade alone

It would be great if he was the hunter of our country M.

He suddenly envied country H for having such hunters.

The deputy director sighed while sipping half of his coffee.

'Hmm...? Is this what coffee is supposed to taste like?'

Today's coffee was surprisingly bitter.

***

The Hunter's Association has this kind of anecdote.

If you want to know where the president's room of the Hunter Association of Country H is, go to the last room where the light is turned off.

Today, Gao Jianli, who stayed in the chairman's room to work overtime, still worked late.

Recently, the monsters have become stronger, the number of awakened people has increased, and accidents have become more frequent.

From the standpoint of the Hunters Guild, which is in charge of running them, it's a headache.

"Um......"

After putting the documents on the table, Gao Jianli rubbed his tired eyes.

'... Strange. '

Oddly enough, my heart has been beating fast and non-stop lately.

Thump, thump.

Having a bad heart is not something that happens every day or two, but recently the state has become very strange.

'Have... reached the limit?'

The attending physician once warned him that if he didn't stop working immediately, he might lose his life within half a year.

In this way, after a year, two years

Then came to the present.

'Even if it is the limit, there is no other way.It is enough to thank God for sustaining this level. '

Gao Jianli smiled lightly.

Ha ha.

why?

If it was before, he would definitely whip himself to keep going, but now he is not as uneasy as before.

'What changed?'

What is different from before?

Gao Jianli thought about it carefully, but laughed out loud because of the obvious answer.

Cheng Jin-Woo Hunter.

Now country H also has the strength to organize and eliminate S-class catastrophes.

The existence of Cheng Jin-Woo instantly changed the status of Country H.

'Yes, maybe my heart...'

Is it because of meeting Cheng Jin-Woo that you have supported until now?

Gao Jianli showed a slightly bitter smile.

"Look... what did I say..."

The soliloquy of the president of the association echoed in the empty president's room.

'By the way, is tomorrow the day Hunter Seong Jin-Woo returns?'

Thinking of being able to put Minister Wu Zhenzhe in front of his eyes and listen to him tell the story of Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo, he couldn't help being a little excited.

at this time.

Dululu-dululu-

The phone rang suddenly.

'Is there a call at this hour?'

Could it be that another big accident happened somewhere?

Gao Jianli felt uneasy and raised the microphone.

"Is there nothing going on today?"

It's my wife's call.

"Wife."

Hearing the voice of his wife who was worried about the late husband, Gao Jianli's stiff face instantly relaxed.

"How could it be. I was going back..."

However, with the sound of sizzle, the phone was hung up suddenly.

"... Wife? Wife?"

Of course, his wife's voice was also lost.

what happened?

When Chairman Gao Jianli put his head down and put down the microphone, he unconsciously looked out the window.

'...!'

He couldn't say anything for a moment.

Everything that should have been outside the window disappeared.

Whether it's tall buildings, roads, or people.

Looking out of the window, there is only an unfathomable darkness left.

In just a few seconds, the outside world completely changed.

This is an unreasonable thing to do.

"How... how could such a thing happen?"

The shocked President Gao Jianli suddenly stood up.

That moment.

Only then did he realize that the person he had never seen before was sitting on the sofa in the chairman's room of the association.

As if it was there from the beginning.

'Man...? No, it's not the breath of man. '

More than breath.

Reflected in the glass window is a corpse-like pale face, long white hair, pointed ears, and silver pupils shining like jewels.

ice elf.

Or rather - white ghosts.

But even Gao Jianli didn't feel this guy's aura just now.

Gao Jianli slowly put down the microphone in his hand.

Then, he asked in a low voice.

"Who are you?"

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Will the conversation be useful?

Gao Jianli stared at the unexpected guest.

"..."

It didn't make a sound, but it didn't immediately show aggressiveness like other monsters.

It just ignored the owner of the room and sat there silently.

During the period of silence in the chairman's room, Gao Jianli gained time to observe the other party.

'It looks like an ice elf. '

"Ice Elves" are commonly known as white ghosts, and they are common monsters in high-level dungeons.

Their characteristic appearance is widely circulated among hunters.

The uninvited guest in front of him has the characteristics of an "ice elf", but at the same time, there are distinct differences that can be distinguished.

'like...'

If the ordinary ice elves are the trees that make up the forest, this uninvited guest is the dead wood that guards the lifeless forest alone.

Skin split like bark, bony fingers, unkempt beard and sunken eyes.

It looks like an ice elf that has lived for hundreds, if not thousands of years.

Extraordinary places are not just appearance.

Gudong.

Gao Jianli swallowed unconsciously.

'Breath...I can't feel the breath of it. '

The uninvited guest came in without anyone noticing, and sat on the sofa, but until he saw it with his own eyes, he was completely unaware of its existence.

If it is an ordinary monster, Gao Jianli's keen sense cannot be missed.

'...I am no match for it. '

After making a quick judgment, in order to ask for help, Gao Jianli secretly picked up the mobile phone on the table.